Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis with the deadline to apply for a Fall Internship on September 15, and the deadline for a Spring Internship on January 15.

Position: As a campus-based intern you will be placed at one of our 86 campuses throughout Central Texas at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Placement Timeframe: Fall Interns are placed on campuses from July through September, with a start date in late September through December. Spring Interns are placed on campuses from November through January, with a start date in late January through May.

This is an incredible learning opportunity for anyone with a strong interest in social work, counseling, education, or child care.

Position duties and responsibilities:

Mentoring or tutoring one-on-one with students

Leading student groups

Organizing new campus initiatives

Administrative duties

Other duties and projects as directed by CIS staff

Intern Requirements:

The candidate is enrolled in a college degree program and serving the hours for class credit, or to gain required clinical hours toward clinical licensure.

The requirements for the internship or practicum placement are a minimum of 150 hours over the course of one semester

Interns with Communities In Schools of Central Texas must undergo and pass a fingerprint criminal background check prior to beginning on campus.

Comfortable working in a changing and unpredictable environment

Comfortable working with students who have experiences or life circumstances that may be very different from your own

Willingness to remain positive and maintain an open mind

Able to keep your personal, spiritual, and political viewpoints and beliefs to yourself